As a lifelong resident of the town of Secaucus in New Jersey, I have always been intrigued by the municipality’s economic health and background. In Project 1, I took my intrigue one step further and conduct a thorough analysis of the current status of inequality — specifically, income inequality — in Secaucus. My aim was two-pronged: (i) to show that, since the turn of the twenty-first century, the distribution of income in Secaucus has become increasingly uneven and less normally distributed; and, (ii) to explain why this development occurred and the consequences it has for the future of the town. Although my data was limited, I hypothesized that the income inequality has increased due to: (a) an influx of high-skilled workers in the town; and (b) the fact that upward income mobility has been largely limited to middle and upper income classes within the town. For a more complete analysis and reflection on my research, please see the attached links.

Income Inequality Analysis

Income Inequality Presentation